Fellowship

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Hospital Affiliations
& Admitting Privileges

Duke University Medical Center

Dr. Henry S. Friedman, an internationally renowned neuro-oncologist who helps lead The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, is the author of more than 500 peer reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters. He is also a committed educator who is a member of the Executive and Super Executive Committees of Duke Medical School, responsible for the recruitment, screening and selection of medical students. He is the Senior Editor of CNS Oncology, the Associate Editor for the Neuro-Oncology Section of Cancer and is a reviewer for over 25 academic journals. Dr. Friedman serves on the advisory board of a number of organizations including Voices Against Brain Cancer, the Tug McGraw Foundation, PinnacleCare, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the National Children’s Cancer Society and the American Brain Tumor Association. He has received the Visionary Award from the Tug McGraw Foundation and the Gary Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award from the Voices Against Brain Cancer Foundation.

The firm is now allowing its entire adviser force to refer clients to PinnacleCare, which also created a new elder-care assessment… Many advisers feel that dealing with elder-care issues isn’t their responsibility. But as clients age, “you’re going to be doing this whether you want to or not.”

In a time of serious illness, these advocates can help research new treatments that doctors may not know a lot about, cut through the medical bureaucracy, and perhaps help frame medical decisions more objectively than stressed out patients and their family members. Advocates are not just there to help you heal but also to keep you healthy.

— Anne Tergesen, “Your Guide to the Medical Maze”

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— Judy Foreman, “For when a doctor and a nurse just aren’t enough”

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— Gregory Taggart, “Deluxe Health Care”

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